Windows XP zero-day under attack; Use Microsoft's "fix-it" workaround
Just five days after Google researcher Tavis Ormandy released details of a critical vulnerability affecting Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, malware authors have struck, exploiting the flaw to plant malware on Windows machines.
Review: Microsoft Office Web Apps: Limited, mediocre, dismal
Is the era of desktop software over? With the general release of Office 2010 this week, Microsoft seems to be sending a mixed message. On the one hand, Office 2010 is the slickest, most feature-rich version of the suite to date. That's a clear challenge to Google, which offers a simpler, Web-based alternative to Office in the form of Google Docs. On the other hand, the simultaneous release of the Office 2010 Web Apps seems to vindicate Google's strategy by duplicating Office functionality on the Web. So which is it?
Office Starter 2010 drops the crapware, adds ads
The one Office 2010 version you probably haven’t seen is the elusive Starter edition. Microsoft hasn’t made review copies available to the press, but they did make the software available last week to partners who want to preinstall Office on new PCs for sale with Windows 7. I’ve had a chance to test a couple of new PCs with Office preinstalled. Here’s what you’ll see if you buy a new PC with this Office edition included.
Twitter: Sorry, but outages come with bigger improvement plan
There’s an old saying among traffic engineers about the traffic jams created by road construction projects that are intended to actually ease backups: “It’s gotta get worse before it can get better.” These days, that seems to also be the rule of thumb at Twitter.
Free Nitro PDF Reader Blows Away the Competition
Nitro PDF Reader (free) is the most powerful free PDF reading and creation tool you can find, performing many tasks usually only available in for-pay PDF tools. As a PDF reader, it's lighting fast.
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